Film Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Alanis Obomsawin, Mohawk People, Oka Crisis

• School: Western University
• Department: Film Studies
• Course: Film Studies 1020E
• Professor: Barbara Bruce

Document Summary

Kanehsatake: 270 years of resistance (canada, 1993) alanis obomsawin. Rhetorical: essayist documentary, rhetorical formal system. A type of filmic organization in which the parts create and support an argument: the film persuades a persuasive argument, key difference between obersational. They still have a point to make. 4 attributes of the rhetorical documentary: these films address the viewer and attempt to move them into a new emotional attitude into action. Rhetorical structure film presents an argument. The classical documentary is usually pre-scripted and features the voice of god narration: the images illustrate and serve the voice over, the filmed subjects are denied voice (because of voice of god) Shows the world divided into 2: free world. Revered historical figures have created a free world: slave world. Oka crisis: existing land dispute between natives and local government, mayor and town council wanted to start a luxury residence development and expand a golfcourse. Appropriated land that was considered sacred to the.